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''See also:'' [[Atheism and leadership]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and leadership]]
The leadership status of prominent [[atheism|atheists]]/[[Agnosticism|agnostics]] in the secular community at this present juncture is increasingly transient due to atheist infighting, the [[New Atheism]] failing, the decline[[liberal media]] market share, a loss of confidence within the atheist community, the decline of [[global atheism]] and the secularization rate being zero in former areas of influence such as Protestant Europe and [[France]]. (see: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Atheist factions]]). A recent example of this is [[Richard Dawkins]]' loss of influence in the atheist community post subsequent to the [[Elevatorgate]] controversy (see: [[Richard Dawkins' loss of influence]]). Another example of this is [[Paul Kurtz]], the father of [[secular humanism]], who left no legacy. <ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/09/paul-kurtz-another-atheist-failure.html Paul Kurtz: Another atheist failure who left no legacy]</ref>
The British academic and agnostic Eric Kaufmann recently wrote, "Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth</ref>
A number of articles have been written about the poor leadership skills within the [[Atheist population|atheist community]] and its contributory effect on the [[decline of atheism]]:
Using academic studies, survey data and other information, supporters of the [[Question evolution! campaign]] maintain that there is a lack of sound leadership within the agnostic/atheist and evolutionist communities in dealing with the [[Global atheism|global decline of atheism and agnosticism]].
Using academic studies, survey data and other information, supporters of the [[Question evolution! campaign]] maintain that there is a lack of sound leadership within the agnostic/atheist and evolutionist communities in dealing with the [[Global atheism|global decline of atheism and agnosticism]].